At least three women were killed and five children injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian civil defence said.

Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line ...

Bread lines have become a feature of the new Syria, posing a critical challenge to the country's rebel rulers who ousted President Bashar al-Assad last month.

A missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by Israeli air forces, the Israel Defense Forces said in a Monday night ...

Germany’s foreign minister has warned Syria’s new leaders that lifting sanctions imposed on the country will depend on them ...

Sybiha became the latest foreign representative to meet with Sharaa in Damascus, where the latter's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ...

What is Ukraine looking to get out of it? Some of Zelenskyy's moves are "raw power play", aimed at "rubbing the Kremlin's ...

Ukraine is pledging support for the new authorities in Syria, which was once a key Russian ally in the Mideast.

Years of civil war and recent natural disasters have left Syrians greatly in need of humanitarian aid, and international ...

From global economic inequality to climate crisis, expert analysis reveals 8 key forces driving unprecedented turbulence in ...

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When Syrian rebels roared into Damascus after a lightning advance on the capital, they exalted in their triumph over ...